Torrington Homes, Businesses Evacuated Over Gas Leak

By Ari Mason •Published February 17, 2015•Updated on February 17, 2015 at 10:54 pm

NBCConnecticut.com

Homes and businesses along East Main Street/Route 202 in Torrington were evacuated Tuesday afternoon while emergency crews responded to a "large-scale gas leak," according to police.

Torrington Fire Department public information officer Dave Tripp said residents smelled gas and called for help around 2:45 p.m. Homes and businesses were subsequently evacuated, and many residents weren't let back into their houses until around 10:30 p.m.

Eversource Energy, formerly known as Connecticut Light & Power, was called to the scene to find the source of the odor. Tripp said that underground pipes apparently sprung a leak due to extreme cold.